What now for the hopes and plans of Ireland's middle-earners?Unemployment is growing and wealth is shrinking. But what about the people in between? Part one of a week-long series hears how the lives, hopes and plans of Ireland’s middle-earners have changed in recent years
Meet ‘Magda’: ‘I don’t want to stay on the dole.'Gaia Kowalik is the real name of ‘Magda’, the Polish woman whom Irish media wrongly accused this week of being a ‘welfare tourist’. She tells Pat O’Mahony why, despite the ordeal, she still loves Ireland
Two days in VegasThe city of games, lights and – er – good food does everything to excess, from kerching to bling, writes Bernice Harrison who is recovering from eating a plate of pancakes the size of her head
What happens when architects turn their hand to art?Unlike artists, architects have practical responsibilities to the people who enter their buildings. With the right mix, however, a special blend can emerge
Muscling in on the meat gameRugby player Jamie Heaslip and Dublin restaurateur Joe Macken have formed an unlikely alliance, putting their reputations at stake in a new restaurant serving unfashionable cuts of meat
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